This index examines Jupiter in Leo through historical biographies, organized by the five Egyptian bounds of Leo: Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Mercury, and Mars. The collection includes philosophers, theologians, composers, political leaders, and entrepreneurs, with each entry identified by Jupiter’s exact zodiacal degree and retrograde status where applicable. In traditional astrology, Jupiter signifies religion, philosophy, law, ethics, and systems of meaning, while Leo signifies sovereignty, honor, prestige, and public authority. Their combination suggests a broader significance than the familiar associations with celebrity, leadership, and personal recognition: the elevation of a belief system, philosophy, religion, or moral vision to a position of cultural legitimacy.
This interpretation is developed in the accompanying study, Jupiter in Leo: The Official Creed—When Belief Becomes Law. Constantine the Great illustrates the imperial patronage of Christianity; Augustine of Hippo, the establishment of Christian theology as an intellectual foundation of Western civilization; and Thomas Hobbes, the elevation of political sovereignty into a principle of social order. The same symbolism can extend beyond religion to philosophical schools, political ideologies, nationalism, and other systems of belief that define what a civilization regards as true, noble, and legitimate. Jupiter in Leo thus raises a question central to the relationship between religion and the state: Who determines the official creed of a society, and what happens when a particular worldview receives the endorsement and protection of governing authority?
Jupiter in Leo: The Official Creed. When Belief Becomes Law
Bound Jupiter/Leo (00LE00 – 5LE59)
01LE45. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) — Composer — Jupiter/Leo
03LE35. Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) — Composer — Mercury/Libra
03LE41. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) — Composer — Jupiter/Leo
Bound Venus/Leo (06LE00 – 10LE59)
07LE32. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) — Philosopher — Jupiter/Leo
10LE27-rx. Constantine the Great (272-337 CE) — Roman emperor — Jupiter/Leo-rx
Bound Saturn/Leo (11LE00 – 17LE59)
17LE53. Augustine of Hippo (365-430 CE) — Theologian — Jupiter/Leo
Bound Mercury/Leo (18LE00 – 23LE59)
Bound Mars/Leo (24LE00 – 29LE59)
28LE38. Peter Thiel (1967 – living) – Entrepreneur – Mercury/Scorpio